News from the Safety Industry

ASSE President Hill Addresses Impact of the Economy on Work Safety at Canadian Conference

Published: Thursday September 16th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (September 16, 2010) — In his Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) conference address in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this week, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, of Southfield, MI, discussed the impact of the economic downturn on wor [...]

ASSE Offers Valuable Tips for Students to Prevent On and Off Campus Fires

Published: Wednesday September 8th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (September 8, 2010) — In an effort to prevent injuries and illnesses in fires that occur in college residence halls, off-campus housing or fraternity/sorority houses and to raise awareness of life-saving fire prevention knowledge as students return to school, the American Society of [...]

ASSE Urges Motorists to Drive Smart This Holiday-Notes Cost of Crashes, Delays High

Published: Thursday September 2nd 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (September 2, 2010) — As millions take to the roads this weekend for the Labor Day holiday, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges motorists and businesses to make sure drivers are not driving drunk, distracted or speeding. Transportation crashes continue to be the num [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers' Foundation Announces Nearly $170,000 in Scholarships and Grants for the 2011 Academic Year

Published: Wednesday September 1st 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (September 1, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF) has announced the availability of nearly $170,000 in scholarships and professional development grants for the 2011 academic year, including seven new scholarships and three new grants. The deadline for [...]

ASSE Urges Businesses, Communities to be Prepared Before a Contingency Situation Occurs

Published: Wednesday September 1st 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (September 1, 2010) — As we have seen in the aftermath of recent disasters, it is important to not only have an emergency plan in place should a contingency situation happen at work, at home or in the community, but that plan should be communicated and updated consistently, according [...]

ASSE Urges OSHA To Utilize Consensus Standards In Developing Fed Rule Aimed At Reducing Workplace Slips & Falls

Published: Thursday August 26th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (August 26, 2010) — In a recent letter to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the proposed ‘Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment’ rule (29 CFR, Part 1910), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urged OSHA to utilize existin [...]

ASSE Comments on New U.S. Fatal Occupational Injuries Report

Published: Friday August 20th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (August 20, 2009) — In light of today's release of the preliminary annual fatal occupational figures for 2008 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, of St. Louis, MO, of [...]

ASSE's Hill Comments on Reduction in Workplace Fatalities, Notes There is Much More to be Done

Published: Friday August 20th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (August 20, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) passes along its condolences to the families of the 4,340 people who lost their lives last year due to on-the-job injuries, according to statistics just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, yet note there is m [...]

ASSE Opposes Michigan Bill That Threatens Workplace Safety & Health Efforts

Published: Friday August 20th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (August 20, 2010) — Southfield, Michigan, resident and president of the oldest safety society, the American Society of Safety Engineers, Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, stated today that ASSE opposes Michigan House Bill 6205 as it is currently written because of its unwarranted intrusion [...]

Celebrated Behavioral Science Specialist to Host ASSE's Psychology of Self-Motivation Webinar August 25

Published: Monday August 16th 2010
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (August 16, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) webinar ‘When No One’s Watching: The Psychology of Self-Motivation’ to be held Wednesday, August 25, will be led by Alumni Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems at Virginia [...]

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